At least 2 workers are reported to have been seriously injured in an electrical accident at a biomass power plant in East Texas.  The accident occurred at the facility operated by Minnesota-based Fagen Inc.  The facility is located in Sacul, about 155 miles northeast of Houston.

According to representatives of the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Department, the accident involved an electrical explosion.  No further details are available.  The 2 workers sustained serious injuries, and remain in a critical condition.  They are likely to be soon transferred to the burn unit at the Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.

There are no further details about the injuries that these workers have suffered.  However, as a Jacinto City workplace injury lawyer, I often find that electrical explosions occur when workers are working in a high-current electrical field.  The typical injuries that result from electric explosions include spinal cord injuries, and fractures.  Often, there is damage to internal organs, and tissue injuries. Often, electrical explosions leave a person with few external signs of injury, but there may be severe internal damage.

Additionally, a worker who has been involved in an accident like this is likely to suffer from long-term psychological trauma or symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.  Most of these injuries are the result of inadequate training, lack of supervision of workers, and shoddy setup of circuits.

Vuk Vujasinovic is a Board Certified Houston personal injury attorney who practices Houston auto accident and other personal injury cases.

For more info on how Vuk can help you with your potential case please call him at (877) 724-7800 or fill out the contact form on the right.

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